


Weekly Construction Message: High Quality vs Low-Bid
by Simplar | Feb 2, 2021 | Weekly Construction Message
Schleifer’s Weekly Construction Message High Quality VS Low-Bid In the last three weeks, we have assaulted the low-bid legacy that has haunted contracting for 100 years. Government agencies began low-bid contracting as a way of keeping politicians honest. It...
Weekly Construction Message: Contract Execution
by Simplar | Jan 26, 2021 | Weekly Construction Message
Schleifer’s Weekly Construction Message Contract Execution Step 1 Equitable Assessment of Risk Last week’s whimsical “letter to the contract” was designed to illuminate the central position that the contract occupies in construction. The “contract”...
2nd Crisis-era Message to Contractors – From Dr Tom Schleifer – Immediate Measured Response
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Weekly Construction Message
2nd Crisis-era Message to Contractors from: Dr Tom Schleifer Immediate Measured Response How Long? In my first “Crisis-era Message I said: “How long this will last is exactly what we need to know in order to formulate a response.” We have choices when facing the...
Why a Measured Response and When?
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Weekly Construction Message
Third Crisis-era Message to Contractors from: Dr Tom Schleifer Why a Measured Response and When? We are all in this together and doing our part to stem the spread of the virus. Most fear that this is not a pause but a tsunami. Which it is, in that the effects will be...
3rd Crisis-era Message to Contractors – From Dr Tom Schleifer – Three Steps to Surviving the Pandemic
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Weekly Construction Message
3rd Crisis-era Message to Contractors Three Steps to Surviving the Pandemic From Dr Tom Schleifer Step 1 – Face Facts The Corona Virus pandemic has swooped down on the human race like a tornado onto a small midwestern trailer park. Its impact has been sudden,...Thanks for subscribing!